

How to Make Banana Cream Pie (quick version) Pastry Crust: If using a pastry crust (either homemade or frozen from the store) you will want to blind bake the pie crust (bake it empty).

Making a graham crust takes only about 5 minutes. Store-bought graham crusts tend to be a bit thin and don’t hold up as well. Graham Cracker Crust: A graham cracker crust doesn’t require baking. Regardless of which version you choose to make, this pie can be set in a traditional pastry pie crust or a no-bake graham cracker crust. For this reason, we have updated the recipe below to include a shortcut version of banana cream pie.įor all of you who have loved and made the original from-scratch version, you can view and print the original from scratch banana cream pie recipe here or print the shortcut version below. Here at, we are committed to sharing recipes that work in your kitchen as well as they do in ours. We’ve tried everything from overcooking to undercooking and everything in between. We took the recipes back to the test kitchen and have made 11 pies over the past 2 weeks and are unable to re-create the problem (in my kitchen as well as those of family and friends who have helped to test the recipes). While many readers have loved the from-scratch recipe, several of you struggled to get the pie set. Originally this recipe was posted with the egg yolk version and was later updated to include the whole egg version. I’ve made it several ways including from scratch with egg yolks, from scratch with whole eggs and an easy shortcut recipe. This dessert is best made ahead of time making it the perfect holiday treat!īanana cream pie is a staple in my kitchen (along with a classic apple pie). It’s all topped off with whipped topping. A flaky pie crust is filled with fresh bananas and a rich creamy vanilla layer. Banana Cream Pie is an old-fashioned pie that everyone loves.
